when i first saw d (years back), it merely seemed like an attempted c+++. the syntax seemed extremely similar, as if they took c++ and just tweaked it a bit, r

when i first saw d (years back), it merely seemed like an attempted c+++. the syntax seemed extremely similar, as if they took c++ and just tweaked it a bit, rather than working at least somewhat from first principles. seemed almost comically pointless at the time. no doubt it's evolved since then.